It is located at Yaamba Rd, Rockhampton. CQU was founded as the Queensland Institute of Technology in 1967, and then it was transformed into the Capriconia Institute of Advanced Education and re-branded ad the CQ University of Australia in 2008.The university a lot of courses including health fields, information technology, law studies and arts and humanities. Rockhampton is in Central Queensland, with a great cultural scene and Heritage Village with antique cars and woolsheds, you will find great student homes in Rockhampton.